2. The tree bears the fruit; almond tree.
3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.)
Defn: One of the tonsils. Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet
or bitter almonds.
— Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from
bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde.
— Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene.
— Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.
— Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a
light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (Salix amygdalina).
Shenstone.
ALMOND FURNACE
Al"mond fur`nace. Etym: [Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace, i. e.,
German furnace. See Almain.]
Defn: A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter. Chambers.
ALMONDINE
Al"mon*dine, n.
Defn: See Almandine
ALMONER
Al"mon*er, n. Etym: [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier,
F. aumônier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.]
Defn: One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.
ALMONERSHIP
Al"mon*er*ship, n.